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Attestation of an employer on the Declaration form would not be required for both Form No. 31 & Form No. 31(UAN). However, the Claim Form No. 31 shall continue to be attested by the employer.
It has been informed by few employers, members and field offices that member IDs o members in some cases have been wrongly linked to UAN of other members. This has happened because of wrong approval by the employer . It has been requested to delink the member IDs from such wrongly linked UANs.
In para 5 of Head Office circular dated 05.2015 cited at (1) above, it was instructed that in the cases of provident, fund withdrawal (Form-19) wherever TDS has to be deducted @10%, the same may be approved on Form-19 by the APFC (Accounts) and wherever TDS @34.608%, it shall be approved on Form-19 by RPFC level officer.
This court is of the opinion that ultimate control both the financial and human resources/ are vested with the petitioner. So also, unity of management and control functional integrity and unity of purpose/ are obviously evident from the above clauses
Central Government had notified on 5th May, 2015 the amendments in Para 38(1) and 48 of EPF Scheme, 1952 maaking it mandatory for employers to payment the statutory contributions through Internet Banking only.
Implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission as accepted by the Government of India and as adopted by the Central Board – generation of salary in the Revised Pay Structure from August, 2016 and payment of arrears thereof – regarding.
Field offices will not ask the establishments seeking grant of exemption from the operation of the EPF Scheme, 1952 to furnish of copy of Income Tax Recognition Order as an essential document to be submitted with proposals for grant of exemption. However, immediately after grant of exemption by the appropriate Government, the establishment should get recognition from the Income Tax authorities for its Trust.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation Ministry of Labour, Govt. Of India No. C-Ex/32(27)07/WB/EX/EZ/8848 […]
It is clarified that Declaration Form can be accepted in case of UAN based claim form without attestation of the employer. Henceforth, the attestation of employers on the Declaration Form would not be required in case of UAN based Claim Form No. 31(UAN).
It has been decided that from now onwards (a.) it shall be mandatory on the part of Enforcement Officers, to report numbers of employer in respect of these security/manpower/facility management establishments with reference to each of principal employer/clients being served by these establishments
